Facilities and features
Accessibility
Toilets are located in church and in the church hall. There are facilities for those with limited mobility in both venues
Baby Changing Facilities in both venues (but please, please do not leave soiled nappies in the toilets; our cleaner cleans both church and hall just once a week)
There is a cycle rack outside the church hall
If you use the car park, there are three ways to enter both church and the church hall. It you have a child's buggy or pram or you have mobility problems and can't managed steps, there is access to the hall from the bottom of the car park.
You can either walk up steps into the church or there is an access ramp that can be approached from Orchard Street.
There are facilities in the church and in the church hall for those in wheel chairs or with limited mobility. The hall can be accessed off the cycle/footpath via the bottom of the car park
The car park can be accessed by turning off Bath Rd opposite the Co-op, left into Orchard Street and left again on to the car park. Post code is WR5 3DW
There is an access ramp that is approached from Orchard Street for those with wheel chairs, pushchairs or with limited mobility
The hearing loop is in operation for all services and there is also one with Bluetooth in the church hall
We have Braille hymn books
Most orders of service are available in large print as are hymn books
All dogs are made most welcome
There is a ramp into the church and access to the church hall from the bottom of the car park via the garden
Our Building
St Marks has an environmental policy
Music and Worship
Occasional concerts are held in church.
A friendly group of the congregation meet each Wednesday morning at 10am. The service lasts approximately 30 minutes and is followed by refreshments
Groups, Courses and Activities
Rainbows, Brownies and Guides meet each Tuesday from 5pm onwards. Please see web site for individual group times. Perrywood Rangers for 14 - 18 year olds meet in the Church on the second and fourth Thursday evenings 7.30 - 9pm
Oddfellows and a Heart Support Group meet regularly. Please see list of hall hirers for details. We also run a Chat & Cuppa Club offering lots of good humour with a free cuppa and, sometimes, cake! Just turn up on the first Tues of every month 2 - 3pm
Held in the Church Hall on the first Tues of each month from 2pm until approx. 3 / 3.30pm, the Chat & Cuppa Club (or Knit & Natter - it is what you what to call it) meets to bring together anyone and everyone in and around St Marks and St Peters areas and even further afield. There is no charge, we just ask for a donation towards refreshments so please just pop in - ladies and gents of all ages invited; arrive as a stranger, leave as a friend
Oddfellows and a Heart Support Group meet regularly in the church hall
Kung Fu on Thursday evenings Please see hall list for contact details
Dance class most Wednesday mornings, Friday afternoons and Saturday early evenings Please see hall list for contact details
Rainbows, Brownies and Guides meet each Tuesday from 4,45pm onwards. Please see web site for individual group times
Perrywood Rangers meet in the church on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays during term time
St Marks supports St Pauls Hostel and The Trussell Trust with donations of clothes and food from time to time
Come and join us in the church hall on the first Tues of each month for a community get together 2 - 3.30pm with free refreshments; no upper or lower age group, everyone is made welcome
Rainbows, Brownies and Guides meet each Tuesday from 5pm onwards. Please see web site for individual group times
Help for Visitors
Owing to logistics, the church is only open during and for a short while after services. If you would like to look round at any time, please contact Jan Vale, PCC Secretary, in the first instance (01905 351392).
Other Features
We support the Worcester Foodbank and St Paul's Hostel
The garden that fronts Bath Road might look a little scruffy and overgrown but it is intended to support wildlife and has a bug barn, hedgehog house and bee hotel
The church hall is available for private parties throughout the week all year round; there is currently daytime & some evening availability. Many and varied groups meet in the hall, please see www.stmarksworcester.wordpress.com for photographs and a full list of users. The hire charge includes heat and light at all times and is currently £13 per hour (this is until 31 Dec but may rise in the new year if utility costs continue to increase). There is a large, well-equipped kitchen included in the hire charge and if you are planning an afternoon tea event, we can even loan you the china. There is quite a large garden area for use during fine weather. Please direct all enquiries, whether to book or view the hall, to Val Phillips 01905 358637 or Jan Vale 01905 351392.